where has this been all my life
Ohne Ahnung weshalb, wird Josef von zwei Polizisten abgeführt und eingesperrt. In Gefangenschaft wartet er nun auf seinen Prozess, dessen Ausgang für ihn aufgrund der mysteriösen Umstände seiner Verhaftung im Dunkeln liegt. Dennoch versucht er sich vor Gericht nach bestem Wissen selbst zu verteidigen, doch scheinbar ist er hier einem ganz perfiden Spiel aufgesessen … -
Kinos & Spielzeiten
The Trial läuft in 1 Kino in Amsterdam - nächste Vorstellung Mittwoch, 14. Oktober um 21:00 im Filmtheater Kriterion.
Nächste Vorstellungen: Mittwoch, 14. Oktober.
Vollständiger SpielplanMittwoch, 14 Oktober
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5Was andere sagen
Absurd. Surreal. Oppressive. All fine words to describe Orson Welles' The Trial, but I think the term that best describes how I felt while watching is 'hysterical': not in the sense that The Trial is a comedy - to describe it as a black comedy stretches the very definition to the breaking point - but that I found myself laughing to ward off the physical and mental unease it forced upon me (especially during the absolutely insane last 20 minutes). That a film can cause laughter as a defense mechanism is a testament to Welles, Kafka, and Perkins.The dialogue flies by so fast that you become inured to the fact that the words spoken are so bizarre, the sentences so strangely close to making sense, that we are dragged, kicking and screaming, into this terrifying (and terrifyingly close to our own) world that seems to be a missing link between the one we live in and that of '1984.' The story bristles with surrealism, and underneath bubbles an insanity barely kept in check.Anthony Perkins puts on a performance for the ages. Youthful, animated, he talks virtually non-stop and punctuates every word with hands that flap and flop as if his character, Josef K., realizes the absurdity he's found himself in and just wants to fly away before he reaches the inevitable end of the tale. Greatest of all, Perkins walks the line of melding the constant professions of innocence with a subtle tone of subconscious, nebulous guilt.Finally, Welles' mastery of kinetic camera movement, unsettling angles, and use of audio to create depth are instantly apparent. I was surprised (and embarrassed) to learn that The Trial was my first experience with his direction - the influence he has had on the art is so apparent that it cannot be overstated. The Trial might not be his most renowned film, but even if this had been his only effort, I feel it would have been more of a legacy than most directors could dream of.
This film stressed me on an absurd level, I felt physically ill after finishing
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Worum geht es in The Trial?+
Nach der Verhaftung wegen eines ungenannten Verbrechens gerät Josef K. in ein surreales bürokratisches Labyrinth, in dem die Schuld als erwiesen gilt und Gerechtigkeit unerreichbar ist.
Wer hat The Trial inszeniert?+
Der Film wurde 1962 von Orson Welles gedreht und gilt als eine seiner visuell wagemutigsten Literaturverfilmungen.
